Bill Title: Amends the Gasoline Storage Act. Provides that, if a leak of petroleum, a petroleum product, a hazardous substance, or a regulated substance occurs from an underground storage tank regulated by the Act and if the leak results in injury to any person or damage to any person's property, then the owner of the underground storage tank is strictly liable in civil damages to the person for the full amount of the injury or property damage proximately caused by the leak.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5291 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Nabeela Syed [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	N/A

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